khumaar-e-mausam-e-khushbu had-e-chaman mein khulaa — Mohsin Naqvi

"jab hijr ke shahr mein dhuup utri main jaag paDaa to khvaab huaa miri soch khizaan ki shaakh bani tiraa chehra aur gulaab huaa barfili rut ki tez havaa kyuun jhiil mein kankar pheink gai ik aankh ki niind haraam hui ik chaand kaa aks kharaab huaa tire hijr mein zehn pighaltaa thaa tire qurb mein aankhein jalti hain tujhe khonaa ek qayaamat thaa tiraa milnaa aur azaab huaa bhare shahr mein ek hi chehra thaa jise aaj bhi galiyaan DhunDti hain kisi subh usi ki dhuup khili kisi raat vahi mahtaab huaa baDi umr ke baa'd in aankhon mein koi abr utraa tiri yaadon kaa mire dil ki zamin aabaad hui mire gham kaa nagar shaadaab huaa kabhi vasl mein 'mohsin' dil TuuTaa kabhi hijr ki rut ne laaj rakhi kisi jism mein aankhein kho baiThe koi chehra khuli kitaab huaa"

"ba-naam-e-taaqat koi ishaara nahin chalegaa udaas naslon pe ab ijaara nahin chalegaa ham apni dharti se apni har samt khud talaashein hamaari khaatir koi sitaara nahin chalegaa hayaat ab shaam-e-gham ki tashbih khud banegi tumhaari zulfon kaa istiaara nahin chalegaa chalo saron kaa khiraaj nok-e-sinaan ko bakhshein ki jaan bachaane kaa istikhaara nahin chalegaa hamaare jazbe baghaavaton ko taraashte hain hamaare jazbon pe bas tumhaaraa nahin chalegaa azal se qaaem hain donon apni zidon pe 'mohsin' chalegaa paani magar kinaara nahin chalegaa"

"na samaa'aton mein tapish ghule na nazar ko vaqf-e-azaab kar jo sunaai de use chup sikhaa jo dikhaai de use khvaab kar abhi muntashir na ho ajnabi na visaal-rut ke karam jataa jo tiri talaash mein gum hue kabhi un dinon kaa hisaab kar mire sabr par koi ajr kyaa miri dopahar pe ye abr kyon mujhe oDhne de aziyyatein miri 'aadatein na kharaab kar kahin aablon ke bhanvar bajein kahin dhup-rup badan sajein kabhi dil ko thal kaa mizaaj de kabhi chashm-e-tar ko chanaab kar ye hujum-e-shahr-e-sitam-garaan na sunegaa teri sadaa kabhi miri hasraton ko sukhan sunaa miri khvaahishon se khitaab kar"

"zabaan rakhtaa huun lekin chup khaDaa huun main aavaazon ke ban mein ghir gayaa huun mire ghar kaa daricha puchhtaa hai main saaraa din kahaan phirtaa rahaa huun mujhe mere sivaa sab log samjhein main apne aap se kam boltaa huun sitaaron se hasad ki intihaa hai main qabron par charaaghaan kar rahaa huun sambhal kar ab havaaon se ulajhnaa main tujh se pesh-tar bujhne lagaa huun miri qurbat se kyuun khaaif hai duniyaa samundar huun main khud mein gunjtaa huun mujhe kab tak sameTegaa vo 'mohsin' main andar se bahut TuuTaa huaa huun"

"ab vo tufaan hai na vo shor havaaon jaisaa dil kaa aalam hai tire baad khalaaon jaisaa kaash duniyaa mire ehsaas ko vaapas kar de khaamushi kaa vahi andaaz sadaaon jaisaa paas rah kar bhi hamesha vo bahut duur milaa us kaa andaaz-e-taghaaful thaa khudaaon jaisaa kitni shiddat se bahaaron ko thaa ehsaas-e-maaal phuul khil kar bhi rahaa zard khizaaon jaisaa kyaa qayaamat hai ki duniyaa use sardaar kahe jis kaa andaaz-e-sukhan bhi ho gadaaon jaisaa phir tiri yaad ke mausam ne jagaae mahshar phir mire dil mein uThaa shor havaaon jaisaa baarhaa khvaab mein paa kar mujhe pyaasaa 'mohsin' us ki zulfon ne kiyaa raqs ghaTaaon jaisaa"

"har ek shab yunhi dekheingi su-e-dar aankhein tujhe ganvaa ke na soeingi umr-bhar aankhein tulu-e-subh se pahle hi bujh na jaaein kahin ye dasht-e-shab mein sitaaron ki ham-safar aankhein sitam ye kam to nahin dil giraftagi ke liye main shahr bhar mein akelaa idhar-udhar aankhein shumaar us ki sakhaavat kaa kyaa karein ki vo shakhs charaagh baanTtaa phirtaa hai chhin kar aankhein main zakhm zakhm huaa jab to mujh pe bhed khulaa ki pattharon ko samajhti rahin guhar aankhein main apne ashk sanbhaalungaa kab talak 'mohsin' zamaana sang-ba-kaf hai to shishagar aankhein"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"